Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes a supplemental appropriation of $269,730 in the Health Department Grants Fund for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010. The ordinance is necessary to properly align appropriation within grant projects to allow for the transfer payment of service revenue balances which will facilitate the grant close-out process.
Emergency action is requested to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies are available for this appropriation. This ordinance will facilitate the grant close-out process.
Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $269,730 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund to various Alcohol grants, and to declare an emergency. ($269,730)
Body
WHEREAS, additional appropriation is available and needed in Object Level One - 05 to transfer the payment for services revenue balances in order to allow for the grant close-out process to be completed; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible as up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property , safety, and welfare, Now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the monies in the Fund known as the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources during the twelve months ending December 31, 2010, the sum ...
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